The level crossing at Clyde Road, Berwick will be removed by building a road underpass beneath the rail line.
The project will also deliver an upgraded bus interchange at Berwick Station.
Site investigations and engineering assessments found that a road underpass is the best solution for removing the level crossing, with other designs taking up to a year longer to build.
Around 22,000 vehicles travel through the Clyde Road, Berwick level crossing each day, with the boom gates down for up to a third of the morning peak.
Removing this level crossing will improve traffic flow, increase local connections and improve safety for emergency services, drivers, pedestrians and cyclists.
Works will start in 2020 and the level crossing will be gone in 2022.
On behalf of the Victorian Government, the Level Crossing Removal Project is removing 75 dangerous and congested level crossings across Melbourne by 2025.
Current works notices
Works notice – Clyde Road-Reserve Street access changes
Works notice – Clyde Road, January works
Current disruptions
Clyde Road, Berwick – footpath and pedestrian crossing closure
CRANBOURNE-PAKENHAM
The footpath and pedestrian rail crossing on the eastern side of Clyde Road, between Reserve Street and the Enterprise Avenue intersection will be closed from Monday 20 July to early 2022.
Clyde Road, Berwick – lane closures
CRANBOURNE-PAKENHAM
Temporary lane closures are in place at times on Clyde Road, Berwick until late 2021.
Clyde Road, Berwick – temporary footpath closure
CRANBOURNE-PAKENHAM
The footpath on the eastern side of Clyde Road, between Berwick Station and Kangan Drive will be closed at times from Wednesday 13 January to mid February while drainage is installed.
Clyde Road, Berwick – overnight road closures
CRANBOURNE-PAKENHAM
Clyde Road, Berwick will be closed in both directions between Enterprise Avenue and Reserve Street/Jane Street from Sunday 17 January to Wednesday 20 January, between 9pm to 5am each night.
Reserve Street, Berwick – access changes
CRANBOURNE-PAKENHAM
Drivers can no longer turn right into Reserve Street from Clyde Road from Tuesday 19 January. Temporary access to Reserve Street will be via the Mansfield Street/Langmore Lane intersection until the new signalised U-turn lane at Gibb Street is operational.
Cranbourne and Pakenham lines – buses replace trains
CRANBOURNE-PAKENHAM
Buses replace trains on the Cranbourne and Pakenham lines between Westall, Cranbourne and Pakenham stations from 8.30pm Friday 29 January to last service on Sunday 31 January.
Clyde Road, Berwick – pedestrian access changes
CRANBOURNE-PAKENHAM
Pedestrian access will be closed on both sides of Clyde Road between Enterprise Avenue and Jane Street from Friday 19 February to Friday 26 February.
Clyde Road, Berwick – road closures
CRANBOURNE-PAKENHAM
Clyde Road will be closed between Enterprise Avenue and Reserve Street–Jane Street at various times between Friday 19 February and Friday 26 February.
Cranbourne and Pakenham lines – buses replace trains
CRANBOURNE-PAKENHAM
Buses replace trains on sections of the Cranbourne and Pakenham lines from 10pm Friday 19 February to last service Thursday 25 February.
News
Featured video
Our winter blitz is underway
Our biggest level crossing removal blitz in Victoria’s history will be undertaken this winter
Image gallery
Updated designs for Clyde Road, Berwick
New designs for the road underpass and bus interchange works at Clyde Road.
07 Dec 2020
Clyde Road, Berwick – October and November 2020
Progress photos from works to remove the level crossing at Clyde Road, Berwick.
26 Nov 2020
Publications
Works notice – Clyde Road-Reserve Street access changes
18 Jan 2021To facilitate level crossing removal works, the right turn lane into Reserve Street from Clyde Road will be permanently closed from 5am on Tuesday 19 January.
Works notice – Clyde Road, Berwick, January works
06 Jan 2021Major works are about to get underway to build the new Clyde Road underpass and Berwick Station bus interchange.